ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 218388
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| Date: | Saturday 6 February 1988 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-180 Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-MDJ |
| MSN: | 24-3060 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 8km SE of Tara, QLD -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | 8km SE of Tara, QLD |
| 8km SE of Tara, QLD | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was taking three friends on a local sightseeing flight. He calculated that the aircraft would be close to maximum all-up-weight and from the Aircraft Performance Chart, concluded that a strip length of 700 metres was required with 9 degrees flap selected. He had earlier used a vehicle to measure the ALA length as 900 metres. Witnesses reported that the aircraft became airborne about three quarters of the way along the strip, flew level for a time, and slowly drifted left before climbing sharply over a row of trees. At this point the left wing dropped so the pilot retracted the flap and applied right rudder. He did not retract the landing gear. The aircraft descended and struck the ground right aileron first before skidding left through some 140 degrees. The nose and right main landing gear were torn off. The investigation revealed that the aircraft was approximately 5 percent above maximum takeoff weight. The Aircraft Performance Chart indicated that for the prevailing conditions, the required strip length was 975 metres. The strip itself was 800 metres long. An inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any faults that may have contributed to the occurrence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1988/aair/aair198803431/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/34344/aair198803431.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Nov-2018 12:57 | Pineapple | Added |
| 28-May-2023 21:51 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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